Difference between revisions of "HMT Prince George"
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| image = [[File:HMT_Prince_George.jpg]] | | image = [[File:HMT_Prince_George.jpg]] | ||
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| shipname = HMT Prince George | | shipname = HMT Prince George | ||
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| shiptype = Passenger Refrigerated Cargo | | shiptype = Passenger Refrigerated Cargo | ||
| shiptonnage = 3,320 tons | | shiptonnage = 3,320 tons | ||
− | | shiplength = 306ft 7in ( | + | | shiplength = 306ft 7in (93.44m) |
− | | shipbeam = 42ft 2in ( | + | | shipbeam = 42ft 2in (12.85m) |
− | | shipdepth = 24ft ( | + | | shipdepth = 24ft (7.32m) |
| shippropulsion = twin screw | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| shipspeed = 18 knots (33.34 km/h) | | shipspeed = 18 knots (33.34 km/h) | ||
− | | shipcapacity = | + | | shipcapacity = 200 x 1st & 36 x 2nd Class passengers - For excursions, up to 1,500 x passengers could be carried |
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Capable of carrying 1,500 for an excursion, or 200 first class and 36 second class passengers. Operated as a Hospital Ship for the Royal Canadian Navy during World War 1. Operated by the Grand Trunk Railroad system for the time it was not used by the Canadian Navy. | Capable of carrying 1,500 for an excursion, or 200 first class and 36 second class passengers. Operated as a Hospital Ship for the Royal Canadian Navy during World War 1. Operated by the Grand Trunk Railroad system for the time it was not used by the Canadian Navy. | ||
− | In 1945 she caught fire in harbour at Ketchikan, Alaska and the burned hulk was beached on | + | |
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+ | After the war she Provided passenger service along the coasts of British Columbia & Alaska. In 1945 she caught fire in harbour at Ketchikan, Alaska and the burned hulk was beached on Gravina island until 1949 when it was refloated and towed to Seattle where it was broken up. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== |
Latest revision as of 03:27, 4 November 2021
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Capable of carrying 1,500 for an excursion, or 200 first class and 36 second class passengers. Operated as a Hospital Ship for the Royal Canadian Navy during World War 1. Operated by the Grand Trunk Railroad system for the time it was not used by the Canadian Navy.
After the war she Provided passenger service along the coasts of British Columbia & Alaska. In 1945 she caught fire in harbour at Ketchikan, Alaska and the burned hulk was beached on Gravina island until 1949 when it was refloated and towed to Seattle where it was broken up.